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AFPOB supports many of the Paris Opera & Ballet’s major initiatives and campaigns.
To address increased needs during the Covid-19 crisis, AFPOB created the Young Artists Relief Fund, an emergency campaign to support deserving young dancers and singers who are vulnerable and struggling while theaters remain closed.
“This period determined whether or not I would be capable of working as a professional ballerina in a company (…) Ballet means everything to me, and being forced to discontinue because of my financial situation after the pandemic would be beyond devastating.”
SARAH ASHLEY CHICOLA
Young Artists Relief Fund Grantee, Miami City Ballet School
Emergency Campaign
Young Artists Relief Fund
Support the young generation of artists during COVID-19 Crisis
USA and France
Open for funding
Campaign
Name a Seat
by AROP/AFPOB
Opened Jan. 2018
Currently Open
Campaign
En Pointes!
by AROP
Opened Jan. 2018
Currently Open
Campaign
Ceinture de Lumière
by AFPOB/AROP
Opened Jan. 2018
Past Campaign
Projects in Detail
Campaign
Young Artists Relief Fund
Bringing help and hope to young deserving artists during Covid-19.
For the first round of funding, AFPOB is awarding 24 young deserving artists, dancers and singers with a grant of $2,500 each.
Change one artist’s life
Donations are also a unique opportunity to connect personally with one artist and follow their evolution. This support is vital for them and their families and will help ease the burden as they finish their final years of training or embark on their careers.
Join our community and enjoy benefits
Donor’s names will be acknowledged on AFPOB’s website and in promotional materials.
Gifts of $1,000 and above include a one-year AFPOB membership.
A Crowdfunding Campaign is available for donations of any size count and will make the difference:
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU to the following generous donors to our Young Artists Relief Fund:
Donna and Michael Corbat
Resa and Heiner Sussner
Marie-France and René Kern
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Serena Lese
Elizabeth A.R. and Ralph S. Brown, Jr.
Amy and John Jacobsson
Angel Shine Foundation / Allyson Tang & Thomas Widmann
Yurie Pascarella
as well as the many donors from GoFundMe Campaign.
Some donors want to remain anonymous
Program Details
by AFPOB
Objective: 24 grants of $2,500 and more
Open for Funding
During this extremely challenging period, many young artists are suffering, as they can no longer train or audition, and are likely to be struggling financially. To address this great need, AFPOB has created a special emergency Fund to provide support for the future generation of dancers and singers during this unprecedented crisis and help them maintain hope as they pursue their aspirations and career goals.
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Campaign
Name a Seat
The Paris Opera & Ballet offers opportunity to nameone or several seats in its historic opera house, the Palais Garnier.
With 126 seats already sponsored and more than 760,000 euros collected out of a One Million Euros, donors can still adopt one or several seats and write their names at the Palais Garnier.
The profits from this campaign allow the Paris national Opera to pursue its mission of transmitting knowledge and opening to the younger generations the doors of its two theaters. The dedicated interactive website states the campaign’s evolution and shows which seats are available for adoption.
Program Details
by AROP/AFPOB
Opened Sept. 2015
Open for financing, donations from €1,500 up to €35,000
Opportunity to choose a seat and engrave one’s name in the heart of the Palais Garnier!
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Campaign
En Pointes!
Help keep the dancers on their toes!
One pair of pointe shoes is worth 60€. One year of pointe shoes for an Etoile ballerina is worth 10,000€. Symbols of virtuosity, lightness and sophistication, pointe shoes are used every day by the Paris Opera ballerinas both in the rehearsal studios and on stage.
Donors can help fund them and receive a signed pair of pointe shoes!*
An Étoile can wear up to 3 pairs in a single performance! Male dancers use soft ballet shoes, sometimes dyed, and custom-made boots for most classical and neo-classical ballets. Ballet shoes are essential to the dancers’ art and allow them to work at their best level every day.
Program Details
by AROP
Opened Dec. 2018
Open for financing, donations from €60 to €10,000
Ballet shoes are essential to the dancers’ art and allow them to work at their best level every day. By financing them, donors support their excellence… up to the tip of their toes!
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Campaign
Ceinture de Lumière
Restoring the Belt of Light which lights up the Palais Garnier in Paris.
A campaign was initiated in 2013 to allow the restoration of the 60 elements that make up the Belt of Light: 22 lampposts, 2 candelabra, 22 caryatids, 4 pyramidal columns, 8 rostral columns and 2 imperial columns. Thanks to the mobilization of nearly 900 private donors, 1.8 million euros have been raised. Donors, individuals or companies, also had the opportunity to sponsor one of the elements of the Belt of Light by funding the entire restoration.
Program Details
by AROP/AFPOB
Opened 2013
1.8M euros Raised
The first major crowdfunding campaign launched by the Paris Opera to restore the Belt of Light to highlight the Palais Garnier magnificient outside building. This initiative was particularly successful thanks to the generosity of individual and corporate donors.
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How-to Guide
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STEP 1
Read about the program or project on the American Friend's website. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with us via email or phone.
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STEP 2
Visit the Paris Opera & Ballet or the AROP websites for more information.
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STEP 3
Get back to us for the next steps, including donating or participating in a program. Donations can be made by checks, or online and will be tax-deductible!
Incorporated in 1984 and based in New York, AFPOB is a 501(c)3 organization, all donations made by US taxpayers are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by the IRS.
